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Peak of the Alps - Northgate OmniKey Ultra-T Review

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I've had a hankering for another Alps equipped keyboard ever since I parted ways with my oddball Datacomp DFK515 and thankfully, that opportunity finally presented itself in the form of what many consider to be the magnum opus. This is the Northgate OmniKey Ultra-T - and it eats IBM Model Ms for breakfast. Despite making a keyboard that holds a lot of reverence among computer users of a certain age - Northgate Computer Systems probably isn't a household name for most of you readers. In short, they were a manufacturer and seller of mail-order computers and peripherals during the 80s and 90s - among which was the OmniKey line of keyboards. The OmniKey ended up being so well liked that many customers just bought them for use with their existing systems. An early "Gold Badge" OmniKey 102. There were six models of the OmniKey. Northgate did sell some rebadged keyboards under the same branding, but we'll just focus on the more well-known originals: OmniKey 101: ANSI lay...
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Cyber Rodent - Mad Catz R.A.T. 8+ ADV Review

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It's been a while since I've reviewed a normal mouse, though normal mice by my definition are usually button and RGB festooned monstrosities that weigh as much as a brick. This one however, takes that to a whole new extreme. This is the R.A.T. 8+ ADV. It's definitely not from this timeline.
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Taking Off the Mask - Dyson OnTrac Review

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When I reviewed the Dyson Zone, I poked fun at how ridiculous its token air filtration feature was, but surprised by how genuinely good they sounded as just headphones. It left enough of a good impression that I couldn't help but try their successor - the OnTrac. Dyson made more than a handful of changes here, but are they enough? Let's find out.
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Attempting To Game On the Trashcan Mac Pro Is a Nightmare

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It's been a hell of a past month and things have finally settled down enough with the move for me to catch up on the sizable backlog of posts I've accumulated. So here's one of them. I mentioned in my last post about the 6,1 Mac Pro that I was going to be travelling with it - and I did. I spent two months with the machine trying to get it to do things it was never meant for. It went about as well as you'd expect.
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Breathe the Pressure - Dyson Zone Absolute+ Review

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Everyone knows the vacuum cleaner company Dyson, right? A few years ago they actually made an unexpected foray into high-end audio - except they did it in a way that was so ridiculously on brand, it had zero chance of catching on. Dubbed the Zone, this goofy device was widely ridiculed, but it did have some high points. Now that they're steeply discounted, are they worth another look?
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Nu MTE - Sanwa Gravi Wireless Trackball Review

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Not too long ago, I settled on Microsoft's old Trackball Explorer as trackball nirvana. Unfortunately, it's been out of production for well over a decade and the MTE's closest modern equivalents don't really hit all the same notes... except for one. Enter the Sanwa Gravi, a trackball you've almost definitely been sleeping on.
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Pint Sized Delight - HHKB Professional Hybrid Type-S Review

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I'm in the process of moving and anticipating being without my main setup for the next two months. Since I'm packing light in terms of hardware, I decided to go shopping for a very portable - but not totally dreadful keyboard. Needless to say, I went a little more overboard than I thought I would.
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